Appropriate Measure of Center

Which measure of central tendency best represents this set of data:
13, 13, 11, 13, 13, 12, 13

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

Which measure of central tendency best represents this set of data:
3, 18, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 1

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

Which measure of central tendency best represents this set of data:
3, 4, 5, 4, 5

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

Given the set of data below, what would be the most meaningful measure?
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 21

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Range

The box plot shows the test scores in Mr. Jordan's class. The appropriate measure of center is the ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Median

• Mode

• Mean

• Range

• IQR

Annabel is comparing the distances that two electric cars can travel after the battery is fully charged. Use the measures of center to make an inference about the data. Use the drop-down menus to complete your answer. ​ (a)   can travel further than ​ (b)   after the battery is fully charged.

• Car B

• Car A

To find the average of a set of numbers, add up all the items and divide by...

• 2

• The minimum

• The maximum

• The number of items

The tennis team needs to raise money by selling raffle tickets. The box plots show how many tickets were sold over 15 days by 3 students. What is the appropriate measure of center for Daniel?​ (a)  

• Median

• Mean

• Range

• IQR

What is the mean?

• The number that occurs the most

• The number in the middle

• The difference between the highest and lowest values

• The Average

A measure of center, found by ordering the values from least to greatest and determining the middle number

Answer: ​ (a)  

• box plot

• center

• dot plot

• histogram

• interquartile range

• median

• mean

• shape

• spread

• stem-and-leaf